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Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Medicaid Drug 

Rebate Program—Labelers 

Reconciliation of State Invoice (CMS– 

304) and Prior Quarter Adjustment 

Statement (CMS–304a); Use: Section 

1927(b)(2) of the Social Security Act 

establishes manufacturer requirements 

for paying quarterly rebates to States as 

part of the Medicaid Drug Rebate 

Program. Specifically, in order to 

receive a rebate on drugs dispensed to 

Medicaid recipients, States are required 

to submit quarterly utilization data to 

drug manufacturers that have national 

rebate agreements with the Federal 

Government. Form CMS–304 is used by 

manufacturers for both unit adjustments 

and disputes in response to the State’s 

invoice for current quarter utilization. 

The form CMS–304a is required only in 

those instances where a manufacturer 

discovers unit adjustments and/or 

disputes from a previous quarter’s State 

invoice. Both forms are used to 

reconcile drug rebate payments made by 

manufacturers with the State invoices of 

rebates due; Form Numbers: CMS–304 

and CMS–304a (OMB#: 0938–0676); 

Frequency: Quarterly; Affected Public: 

Private Sector: Business or other forprofits; Number of Respondents: 1,011; 

Total Annual Responses: 4,044; Total 

Annual Hours: 183,120. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Andrea Wellington at 410–786– 

3490. For all other issues call 410–786– 

1326.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: State Medicaid 

Drug Rebate Forms: CMS–R–144 

(Quarterly Report Data) and CMS–368 

(Administrative Data); Use: Section 

1927(b)(2) of the Social Security Act 

establishes State requirements for 

reporting drug utilization data to CMS 

and to drug manufacturers participating 

in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. 

Specifically, in order to receive a rebate 

on drugs dispensed to Medicaid 

recipients, States are required to submit 

quarterly utilization data reports to drug 

manufacturers that have national rebate 

agreements with the Federal 

Government. In addition, a copy of 

these reports must also be submitted to 

CMS. Form CMS–R–144 is used by the 

States to submit this utilization 

information to both manufacturers and 

CMS. Form CMS–368 is a report of 

contact for the State to name the 

individuals involved in the drug rebate 

program and is required only in those 

instances where a change to the original 

data submittal is necessary. The ability 

to require the reporting of any changes 

to these data is necessary to the efficient 

operation of the rebate program; Form 

Numbers: CMS–R–144 and CMS–368 

(OMB#: 0938–0852); Frequency: 

Quarterly; Affected Public: State, Local 

or Tribal Governments; Number of 

Respondents: 56; Total Annual 

Responses: 224; Total Annual Hours: 

12,101. (For policy questions regarding 

this collection contact Andrea 

Wellington at 410–786–3490. For all 

other issues call 410–786–1326.) 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access CMS’ Web site 

at http://www.cms.gov/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAL/ 

list.asp#TopOfPage or e-mail your 

request, including your address, phone 

number, OMB number, and CMS 

document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the 

Reports Clearance Office at 410–786– 

1326. 

In commenting on the proposed 

information collections please reference 

the document identifier or OMB control 

number. To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations must 

be submitted in one of the following 

ways by June 14, 2011: 

1. Electronically. You may submit 

your comments electronically to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) accepting comments. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: CMS, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Division of Regulations Development, 

Attention: Document Identifier/OMB 

Control Number, Room C4–26–05, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

Dated: April 8, 2011. 

Michelle Shortt, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier CMS–10337] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) is publishing the 

following summary of proposed 

collections for public comment. 

Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Limited 

Competition for State Planning and 

Establishment Grants for the Affordable 

Care Act’s Exchanges; Use: On March 

23, 2010, the President signed into law 

the Patient Protection and Affordable 

Care Act. On March 30, 2010, the Health 

Care and Education Reconciliation Act 

of 2010 was signed into law. The two 

laws are collectively referred to as the 

Affordable Care Act. The Affordable 

Care Act includes a wide variety of 

provisions designed to expand coverage, 

provide more health care choices, 

enhance the quality of health care for all 

Americans, hold insurance companies 

more accountable, and lower health care 

costs. 

The Affordable Care Act provides 

each State with the option to set up a 

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Exchange. An Exchange is an organized 

marketplace to help consumers and 

small businesses buy health insurance 

in a way that permits easy comparison 

of available plan options based on price, 

benefits, and quality. By pooling people 

together, reducing transaction costs, and 

increasing price and quality 

transparency, Exchanges create more 

efficient and competitive health 

insurance markets for individuals and 

small employers. The Exchange will 

carry out a number of functions as 

required by the Affordable Care Act, 

including certifying qualified health 

plans, administering premium tax 

credits and cost-sharing reductions, 

responding to consumer requests for 

assistance, and providing an easy-to-use 

website and written materials that 

individuals can use to assess eligibility 

and enroll in health insurance coverage, 

and coordinating eligibility for and 

enrollment in other state health subsidy 

programs, including Medicaid and 

CHIP. Section 1311 of the Affordable 

Care Act provides for grants to States for 

the planning and establishment of 

American Health Benefit Exchanges. 

The Secretary is planning to disburse 

funds in at least three phases: first, for 

planning; second, for early information 

technology development; and third, for 

implementation. $51 million was made 

available for States for State Exchange 

planning. Forty-nine States and the 

District of Columbia applied and have 

been awarded grant funds. $5 million 

was made available for Territories 

Exchange early implementation. Five 

Territories were eligible to receive a 

Notice of Grant Award; four applied and 

have been awarded funds. States and 

Territories are eligible for up to $1 

million each from this grant 

announcement, which will extend for 

up to twelve months. Form Number: 

CMS–10337 (OCN: 0938–1101); 

Frequency: Occasionally; Affected 

Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

54; Number of Responses: 594; Total 

Annual Hours: 277,533. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection, 

contact Katherine Harkins at (301) 492– 

4445. For all other issues call (410) 786– 

1326. 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Consumer 

Assistance Program Grants; Use: Section 

1002 of the Affordable Care Act 

provides for the establishment of 

consumer assistance (or ombudsman) 

programs, starting in FY 2010. Federal 

grants will support these programs. For 

FY 2010, $30 million is appropriated. 

These programs will assist consumers 

with filing complaints and appeals, 

assist consumers with enrollment into 

health coverage, collect data on 

consumer inquiries and complaints to 

identify problems in the marketplace, 

educate consumers on their rights and 

responsibilities, and starting in 2014, 

resolve problems with premium credits 

for Exchange coverage. Importantly, 

these programs must provide detailed 

reporting on the types of problems and 

questions consumers may experience 

with health coverage, and how these are 

resolved. In order to strengthen 

oversight, the law requires programs to 

report data to the Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) ‘‘As a condition of 

receiving a grant under subsection (a), 

an office of health insurance consumer 

assistance or ombudsman program shall 

be required to collect and report data to 

the Secretary on the types of problems 

and inquiries encountered by 

consumers’’ (Sec. 2793 (d)). Form 

Number: CMS–10333 (OMB–0938– 

1097); Frequency: Quarterly; Affected 

Public: Private Sector: State, Local, or 

Tribal Governments; Number of 

Respondents: 40; Number of Responses: 

200; Total Annual Hours: 4,800 . (For 

policy questions regarding this 

collection, contact Eliza Bangit at (301) 

492–4219. For all other issues call (410) 

786–1326.) 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access CMS’ Web site 

at http://www.cms.gov/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAL/ 

list.asp#TopOfPage or e-mail your 

request, including your address, phone 

number, OMB number, and CMS 

document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the 

Reports Clearance Office at 410–786– 

1326. 

In commenting on the proposed 

information collections please reference 

the document identifier or OMB control 

number. To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations must 

be submitted in one of the following 

ways by June 14, 2011: 

1. Electronically. You may submit 

your comments electronically to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) accepting comments. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: CMS, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Division of Regulations Development, 

Attention: Document Identifier/OMB 

Control Number, Room C4–26–05, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–5055–N2] 

Medicare Program; Solicitation for 

Proposals for the Medicare 

Community-Based Care Transitions 

Program 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice informs interested 

parties of an opportunity to apply to 

participate in the Medicare Communitybased Care Transitions Program, which 

was authorized by section 3026 of the 

Affordable Care Act. 

DATES: Proposals will be accepted on a 

rolling basis. Acceptable applicants will 

be awarded on an ongoing basis as 

funds permit. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Juliana Tiongson, (410) 786–0342 or by 

e-mail at CareTransitions@cms.hhs.gov. 

ADDRESSES: Proposals should be mailed 

to the following address: 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services, Attention: Juliana Tiongson, 

7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop: 

C4–14–15, Baltimore, Maryland 

21244–1850. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 3026 of the Patient Protection 

and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111– 

148, enacted on March 23, 2010) 

(Affordable Care Act) authorized the 

Medicare Community-based Care 

Transitions Program (CCTP). The goals 

of the CCTP are to improve the quality 

of care transitions, reduce readmissions 

for high risk Medicare beneficiaries, and 

document measurable savings to the 

Medicare program by reducing 

unnecessary readmissions. The CCTP is 

part of Partnership for Patients, a 

national patient safety initiative through 

which the Administration is supporting 

broad-based efforts to reduce harm 

caused to patients in hospitals and 

improve care transitions. 


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